Building Consents Issued 2 May

Building consent statistics are about the number, floor area, and value of new homes, non-residential buildings, and alterations approved for construction.

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Key facts

  • In March 2025, the seasonally adjusted number of new dwellings consented rose 9.6 percent, after rising 0.7 percent in February 2025.
  • In the year ended March 2025, the actual number of new dwellings consented was 34,062, down 3.3 percent from the year ended March 2024.
  • The annual value of non-residential building work consented was $8.9 billion, down 7.2 percent from the year ended March 2024.
  • In the year ended March 2025, the number of new dwellings consented per 1,000 residents was 6.4, compared with 6.7 in the year ended March 2024.

New dwellings consented

In March 2025, there were 3,398 new dwellings consented, comprising:

  • 1,452 townhouses, flats, and units
  • 1,374 stand-alone houses
  • 495 apartments
  • 77 retirement village units.

The number of dwellings consented each month can vary significantly due to the timing of large multi-dwelling projects, such as townhouses and apartment buildings.

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1995-02-011914
1995-03-012060
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1995-05-011830
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1998-11-012107
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2008-11-011168
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2009-03-011091
2009-04-011009
2009-05-011238
2009-06-011100
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2009-08-011195
2009-09-011430
2009-10-011424
2009-11-011500
2009-12-011353
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2010-07-011473
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2010-10-011123
2010-11-011470
2010-12-01994
2011-01-01867
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2018-07-012752
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2018-11-013120
2018-12-012382
2019-01-012496
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2020-07-013391
2020-08-013156
2020-09-013605
2020-10-013659
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2020-12-013751
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2021-02-013129
2021-03-014222
2021-04-013995
2021-05-014201
2021-06-014316
2021-07-014222
2021-08-014508
2021-09-014521
2021-10-014048
2021-11-014692
2021-12-014128
2022-01-012835
2022-02-014195
2022-03-015303
2022-04-013719
2022-05-014528
2022-06-014037
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2022-10-013568
2022-11-014649
2022-12-013457
2023-01-012777
2023-02-012972
2023-03-013971
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2023-05-013725
2023-06-013402
2023-07-013058
2023-08-013170
2023-09-012898
2023-10-013060
2023-11-012958
2023-12-012487
2024-01-011991
2024-02-012795
2024-03-012931
2024-04-012926
2024-05-013175
2024-06-012178
2024-07-013352
2024-08-012881
2024-09-012943
2024-10-012850
2024-11-013100
2024-12-012478
2025-01-012203
2025-02-012578
2025-03-013398
1995-01-011855
1995-02-011951
1995-03-011751
1995-04-011692
1995-05-011636
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1995-07-011634
1995-08-011681
1995-09-011667
1995-10-012094
1995-11-011702
1995-12-011764
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1996-02-011908
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1996-05-012121
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1997-05-011974
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1998-03-011815
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1998-05-011585
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2000-07-011751
2000-08-011578
2000-09-011609
2000-10-011587
2000-11-011522
2000-12-011454
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2001-07-011582
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2001-09-011694
2001-10-011802
2001-11-011887
2001-12-011708
2002-01-011718
2002-02-012017
2002-03-012032
2002-04-012093
2002-05-012074
2002-06-012096
2002-07-012475
2002-08-012066
2002-09-012357
2002-10-013214
2002-11-012196
2002-12-012649
2003-01-012271
2003-02-012021
2003-03-012450
2003-04-012337
2003-05-012426
2003-06-012540
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2003-08-012774
2003-09-012739
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2003-11-012964
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2004-02-012776
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2004-05-012667
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2005-05-011943
2005-06-012176
2005-07-012071
2005-08-012088
2005-09-012097
2005-10-011969
2005-11-012033
2005-12-012490
2006-01-012178
2006-02-012331
2006-03-012087
2006-04-011939
2006-05-012152
2006-06-012015
2006-07-012273
2006-08-012204
2006-09-012399
2006-10-012320
2006-11-012051
2006-12-012001
2007-01-012081
2007-02-012127
2007-03-012189
2007-04-012115
2007-05-012148
2007-06-012708
2007-07-012121
2007-08-012272
2007-09-011997
2007-10-011928
2007-11-011963
2007-12-011912
2008-01-012006
2008-02-011793
2008-03-011746
2008-04-012373
2008-05-011585
2008-06-011496
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2008-10-011104
2008-11-011136
2008-12-011124
2009-01-01992
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2009-03-011047
2009-04-011118
2009-05-011220
2009-06-011117
2009-07-011118
2009-08-011219
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2009-10-011395
2009-11-011371
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2010-01-011325
2010-02-011441
2010-03-011462
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2010-06-011392
2010-07-011414
2010-08-011191
2010-09-011186
2010-10-011132
2010-11-011243
2010-12-011021
2011-01-011124
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2011-03-011008
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2011-08-011403
2011-09-011164
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2013-11-011947
2013-12-012088
2014-01-011980
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2015-08-012298
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2021-05-013992
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2024-01-012498
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2024-04-012854
2024-05-012816
2024-06-012327
2024-07-012962
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2009-05-011116
2009-06-011145
2009-07-011184
2009-08-011231
2009-09-011281
2009-10-011327
2009-11-011366
2009-12-011393
2010-01-011405
2010-02-011413
2010-03-011419
2010-04-011419
2010-05-011402
2010-06-011367
2010-07-011318
2010-08-011264
2010-09-011214
2010-10-011168
2010-11-011128
2010-12-011095
2011-01-011068
2011-02-011044
2011-03-011030
2011-04-011031
2011-05-011050
2011-06-011083
2011-07-011118
2011-08-011153
2011-09-011180
2011-10-011201
2011-11-011221
2011-12-011241
2012-01-011262
2012-02-011281
2012-03-011296
2012-04-011310
2012-05-011331
2012-06-011358
2012-07-011390
2012-08-011421
2012-09-011447
2012-10-011472
2012-11-011495
2012-12-011523
2013-01-011565
2013-02-011614
2013-03-011660
2013-04-011694
2013-05-011714
2013-06-011723
2013-07-011738
2013-08-011768
2013-09-011814
2013-10-011866
2013-11-011922
2013-12-011969
2014-01-012005
2014-02-012033
2014-03-012060
2014-04-012079
2014-05-012081
2014-06-012071
2014-07-012050
2014-08-012036
2014-09-012038
2014-10-012062
2014-11-012099
2014-12-012139
2015-01-012168
2015-02-012175
2015-03-012166
2015-04-012154
2015-05-012148
2015-06-012153
2015-07-012176
2015-08-012222
2015-09-012286
2015-10-012355
2015-11-012407
2015-12-012426
2016-01-012417
2016-02-012408
2016-03-012413
2016-04-012441
2016-05-012496
2016-06-012562
2016-07-012612
2016-08-012623
2016-09-012596
2016-10-012545
2016-11-012499
2016-12-012472
2017-01-012464
2017-02-012461
2017-03-012472
2017-04-012508
2017-05-012556
2017-06-012608
2017-07-012663
2017-08-012703
2017-09-012704
2017-10-012662
2017-11-012609
2017-12-012583
2018-01-012616
2018-02-012693
2018-03-012780
2018-04-012841
2018-05-012855
2018-06-012826
2018-07-012758
2018-08-012696
2018-09-012682
2018-10-012732
2018-11-012821
2018-12-012922
2019-01-013007
2019-02-013066
2019-03-013090
2019-04-013087
2019-05-013086
2019-06-013098
2019-07-013126
2019-08-013162
2019-09-013187
2019-10-013189
2019-11-013166
2019-12-013127
2020-01-013086
2020-02-013068
2020-03-013078
2020-04-013105
2020-05-013138
2020-06-013178
2020-07-013232
2020-08-013306
2020-09-013416
2020-10-013557
2020-11-013711
2020-12-013845
2021-01-013933
2021-02-013975
2021-03-013994
2021-04-014016
2021-05-014057
2021-06-014110
2021-07-014170
2021-08-014208
2021-09-014213
2021-10-014209
2021-11-014217
2021-12-014241
2022-01-014274
2022-02-014295
2022-03-014283
2022-04-014243
2022-05-014185
2022-06-014130
2022-07-014094
2022-08-014084
2022-09-014078
2022-10-014026
2022-11-013915
2022-12-013761
2023-01-013599
2023-02-013460
2023-03-013358
2023-04-013280
2023-05-013216
2023-06-013156
2023-07-013077
2023-08-012987
2023-09-012905
2023-10-012854
2023-11-012838
2023-12-012847
2024-01-012862
2024-02-012870
2024-03-012871
2024-04-012869
2024-05-012864
2024-06-012855
2024-07-012851
2024-08-012844
2024-09-012829
2024-10-012808
2024-11-012799
2024-12-012812
2025-01-012849
2025-02-012898
2025-03-012942

The seasonally adjusted number of new stand-alone houses consented rose 4.5 percent, after falling 6.3 percent in February 2025.

In the March 2025 quarter, the seasonally adjusted number of new homes consented rose 3.3 percent, after falling 3.3 percent in the December 2024 quarter.

Regional new dwellings consented

By region, the numbers of new dwellings consented in the year ended March 2025 (compared with the year ended March 2024) were:

  • 14,049 in Auckland (down 4.4 percent)
  • 2,876 in Waikato (down 11 percent)
  • 1,893 in Wellington (down 20 percent)
  • 4,752 in rest of North Island (down 6.7 percent)
  • 6,651 in Canterbury (up 1.2 percent)
  • 3,840 in rest of South Island (up 17 percent).
"Region""2023""2024""2025"
"Northland"14801028714
"Auckland"203121469914049
"Waikato"451132282876
"Bay of Plenty"191915791597
"Gisborne"174170168
"Hawke's Bay"784758693
"Taranaki"588388477
"Manawatū-Whanganui"133111711103
"Wellington"360723581893
"Tasman"652276294
"Nelson"260254224
"Marlborough"307250233
"West Coast"245209208
"Canterbury"817165756651
"Otago"218619522556
"Southland"397340325

New dwellings consented per 1,000 residents

The number of new dwellings consented per 1,000 residents across New Zealand was 6.4 for the year ended March 2025, compared with 6.7 in the year ended March 2024. The record number of new dwellings consented per 1,000 residents was 13.4 in the year ended December 1973.

The dwellings consented per 1,000 residents series from July 2018 to February 2025 were revised after publication of Estimated resident population (2023-base): At 30 June 2023 on 16 April 2025.

National population estimates are updated quarterly, and subnational population estimates are updated annually in October, and are provisional. Population estimates after June 2023 used the 2023-base estimated resident population, superseding earlier 2018-base estimates.

Population has more information about our estimated resident population.

"Region""2023""2024""2025"
"Northland"7.55.13.6
"Auckland"11.68.27.8
"Waikato"8.76.15.5
"Bay of Plenty"5.54.54.5
"Gisborne"3.33.23.2
"Hawke's Bay"4.44.23.8
"Taranaki"4.533.7
"Manawatū-Whanganui"5.24.54.2
"Wellington"6.74.43.5
"Tasman"114.64.9
"Nelson"4.84.74.1
"Marlborough"64.84.5
"West Coast"7.26.16.1
"Canterbury"12.19.69.7
"Otago"8.87.810.2
"Southland"3.93.33.1
"New Zealand"9.26.76.4

Non-residential building consents

In the year ended March 2025, non-residential building consents totalled $8.9 billion, down 7.2 percent from the year ended March 2024. This series can be influenced by price changes - non-residential construction prices (as measured by the capital goods price index) were up 2.5 percent in the year ended December 2024.

In the year ended March 2025, the non-residential building types with the highest values were:

  • offices, administration, and public transport buildings at $1.7 billion (up 2.6 percent)
  • storage buildings at $1.4 billion (down 6.4 percent)
  • factories at $1.2 billion (down 4.1 percent).
"Building type"202320242025
"Offices"169902782416413659061684145026
"Storage"153353651214425606771350771511
"Factories"107668567112686222041216909646
"Education"146517832412028789221192364182
"Health"13496822091552048334994491359
"Shops"852679719892131707909792616
"Social"949331966936176316742283390
"Hotels"308778700311591615283884056
"Farm"312366761246337686249261254
"Hostels and prisons"10707621755214028241121873

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Building consents issued: April 2025 will be released on 30 May 2025.

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